TONY PALMER"S CLASSICAL COMPILATION is the study of a man who has directed and produced more than a hundred documentaries, theatrical films, stage plays and operas, authored books and columns, hosted radio and television programs and garnered dozens of awards. Palmer gives the viewer an intimate look into legendary ballet performances with Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, memorable stage productions with Richard Burton and playwright John Osborne, politically-charged operas with John Adams and Peter Sellars, and music festivals with Benjamin Britten, Plácido Domingo, Yehudi Menuhin, Maria Callas and Valery Gergiev.